Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 571 - 580 of 643 results for "dollar-A"

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares offer mixed performances

The Australian share market finished lower today in the wake of a fall in the US market overnight but offered few discernable trends. Performances were mixed among the big four banks, while among other key stocks Telstra made a slight gain and BHP Billiton ...

Commonwealth ministers meet in Brunei, focus on poverty

... of poverty in low-income Commonwealth members. One-third of the Commonwealth's population now live on less than one US dollar a day and two-thirds of them survive on less than two dollars a day, while 270 million people within the grouping lack access ...

Morning market wrap: Technicals push US stocks modestly higher

US stocks edged a little higher Friday, with markets bouncing off key support levels after a round of disappointing data on US consumer spending. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 11.8 points (0.1%), eventually ending the day at 9,471.6. The S&P ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks end lower on recovery fears

US stocks fell for a second consecutive day, following the airing on Arabic television of new footage of Osama bin Laden. Investors also continue to question the likely strength of the earnings recovery, after news on Friday payrolls fell 92,000 in ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks, dollar lower on recovery concerns

US stock markets pulled back overnight, with mobile phone giant Nokia warning of revenue weakness in the third quarter and as a growing number of investors begin to question the strength of the broader corporate earnings recovery. The Dow Jones industrial ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks regain lost ground

US stocks partly recovered ground lost Friday after the disappointing payrolls report, with markets buoyed overnight by a series of positive recommendations from US brokerage houses. IBM and drugmaker Merck & Co. were among stocks to earn upgraded recommendations ...

Morning market wrap: US shares build on earlier gains

The Nasdaq composite index raced to a new 17-month high, and the Dow Jones industrial average and S&P 500 advanced to new 14-month highs, following upbeat sales news from Cisco Systems Inc. The leading manufacturer of internet routing equipment said ...

Morning market wrap: Manufacturing data propels US stocks higher

The Nasdaq composite index closed at 17-month highs, and US bluechip indices closed at 14-month highs, following a report from the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) which showed manufacturing activity surged in August. The ISM index jumped 3.9 points ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries edge lower

The All Ordinaries ended trading today on negative territory as the dollar also finished weaker losing half a US cent by the close. The dollar is currently trading at US$0.637. Meanwhile Tokyo's Nikkei index is enjoying its purple patch, gaining a little ...

Morning market wrap: US shares close up on low turnover

US share markets closed higher Friday, despite low turnover ahead of the Labor Day long weekend. Markets were helped by the release of the Chicago NAPM index, which jumped four points to 58.9 in August. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 41. 6 points ...